There is no doubt that every single employee of the City of Oakland is in maximum Cover-Your-A$$ mode and destroy all evidence of malfeasance in office proceeds at breakneck pace.
Who will be the scapegoat?
That is true. It is a tragedy, and it is obvious by the way the press conferences have been handled that they leaders of Oakland are afraid of the repercussions. They could not have jammed more government employees on camera if they tried. They will probably try to blame businessmen or landowners.